Option Block 324: Behold the Power of the Stupid

Trading Block: A mild day on the street. Controversy over SPX settlement on Friday. Mutual fund use of options: public holding and trends (presented at RMC). Minis one year later - boom or bust?

Odd Block: Call buyers jump in Quest Diagnostics Inc, (DGX), big call roll in Coronado Biosciences Inc. (CNDO), puts trade in Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (SPPI), and call sellers in Prologis Inc. (PLD).

Xpress Block: Alex talks in depth about the SPX settlement controversy on Friday

Strategy Block: Tosaw discusses the "Stupid." What is it and when do you use it?

Around the Block: Watching and waiting to see what happens in the Ukraine. Parade of Fed people. What’s happening with the super cheap treasury vol?